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Letohrad

Pardubice Region, Czechia · Europe

About Letohrad

Letohrad sits on the route: 10 minutes from Dolní Dobrouč, 51km from Road of a Hundred Bends.

Letohrad is in Pardubice Region, Czechia, with about 6,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dolní Dobrouč, about 5 km away.

Letohrad (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɛtoɦrat]; until 1950 Kyšperk; German: Geiersberg) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,300 inhabitants. The town is located on the Tichá Orlice River in the Orlické Foothills. The historic town centre is well preserved and

Read more is protected as an urban monument zone. The main landmark is the Letohrad Castle.

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What is there to see near Letohrad?

Within an hour or so of Letohrad: Bouzov Castle (46 km), Cervenohorske Sedlo (48 km), Dlouhé stráně Upper Reservoir (49 km), Skull Chapel, Czermna (50 km).

Are there any good drives near Letohrad?

The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo and Road of a Hundred Bends.

Where is Letohrad?

Letohrad is in Pardubice Region, Czechia, about 5 km from Dolní Dobrouč.

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Quick Information

Population
6,195
Continent
Europe
Country
Czechia
Region
Pardubice Region
Timezone
Europe/Prague
Coordinates
50.0358, 16.4988

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Czechia

Police
158
Ambulance
155
Fire
150
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.

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Worth the detour from Letohrad

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Bouzov Castle

A romantically restored medieval castle with a tall keep, a favourite fairytale-film backdrop in Moravia.

46 km · about 55 min drive

mountain pass

Cervenohorske Sedlo

A 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.

48 km · about 55 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Dlouhé stráně Upper Reservoir

An artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.

49 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Skull Chapel, Czermna

A small Baroque chapel (1776–1784) in Kudowa-Zdrój whose walls and ceiling are lined with 3,000 human skulls and bones, with 21,000 more in the crypt below: Poland's only ossuary of its kind.

50 km · about 55 min drive

famous road

Road of a Hundred Bends

Route 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.

51 km · about 60 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Szczeliniec Wielki

The highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.

51 km · about 60 min drive

photogenic

Błędne Skały

A rock labyrinth at 853 m in the Table Mountains where a marked trail squeezes between mushroom-shaped sandstone blocks and metre-wide corridors: a filming location for The Chronicles of Narnia. Car access via a timed toll road from Karłów.

52 km · about 60 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Praded

The highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.

53 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Letohrad

  • 48 kmCervenohorske SedloA 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
  • 49 kmDlouhé stráně Upper ReservoirAn artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
  • 51 kmRoad of a Hundred BendsRoute 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
  • 51 kmSzczeliniec WielkiThe highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
  • 53 kmPradedThe highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.

Driving in Czech Republic

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.48/litre
Motorway tolls
None
Vignette
Required, around €11 for a short-stay sticker

When to drive here

April to October

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